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Ks vs Houston Texans

As of Week 11 · through 2 games · PPR

Spencer Shrader
Comparing
Spencer Shrader vs the Texans
Projection 13.4 pts · 2 games played this season
Start
K1 avg pts
12.5
PPR per game
Rank
4
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+48%
lg avg 8.5
WkTeamPlayerFGMFGA40+LngXPFPts
1BUFBUFTyler Bass33146313.0
2CINCINEvan McPherson22257212.0
Average2.52.51.551.52.512.5
Median2.52.51.551.52.512.5
High33257313.0
Low22146212.0

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed. Kicker scoring: FG 3/4/5 by distance, XP 1, missed FG under 40 yds -1.

How Spencer Shrader should do vs the TexansSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Texans, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Spencer Shrader has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Texans opponents to line them up with: the best K they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Spencer Shrader will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Texans avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Spencer Shrader's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Spencer Shrader usually produces.

Projected is Spencer Shrader's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Texans were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppFGMFGA40+LngXPFPts
1BAL1115827.0
2KC33249314.0
Shrader avg2.02.01.553.52.510.5
Texans K1 avg2.52.51.551.52.512.5
Difference+0.5+0.5+0.0-2.0+0.0+2.0
Projected as K12.42.41.863.73.013.3

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Shrader averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Spencer ShraderMedium confidence · 13.4 proj ptsStart
  • Spencer Shrader averages 10.5 PPR points over 2 games (recent-weighted 10.9) and has played as the team's K1.
  • The Texans have allowed 12.5 points to K1s over 2 games (+48% vs league). The model applies 40% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +19% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (11.4) is blended in at 50% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Game environment +1%: Vegas total 43.5, implied 20.5 points for IND (league avg 22.5); Indoors: no weather effect, a small boost for passing and kicking.
  • Projection: 13.4 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level K scores about 9.5 and a top-tier one about 14.0.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreSpencer Shrader vs the Texans

Prediction for Spencer Shrader

Nobody knows which slot Spencer Shrader will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Texans.

If Spencer Shrader plays as
13.3
projected PPR points

I predict about 13.3 points for Spencer Shrader if playing as a K1. Spencer Shrader has averaged 10.5 over 2 games, and the Texans have given up 12.5 to K1s (+48% vs the league average of 8.5).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Spencer Shrader scored: Wk 1 7.0, Wk 2 14.0. Average 10.5; weighted toward recent games it is 11.1.

2. The defense. Over 2 games, the Texans allowed 12.5 points to their opponent's K1. The league average for that slot is 8.5, so that is +48%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 2 defensive games, only 40% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +19% adjustment (x1.19).

4. Result. 11.1 x 1.19 = 13.3. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Spencer Shrader is to reach it as a K1.

43%
chance of 13+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (13.3) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 8.0 points, leaning on Spencer Shrader's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical K swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 13.

With only 2 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • K1s have averaged 2.5 field goals made, 2.5 field goal attempts and 2.5 extra points against the Texans across 2 games.
  • The Texans allow 12.5 PPR points to K1s, +48% versus the league average of 8.5 (ranked 4 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • 2 of 2 games reached 8+ PPR points. Scores range from 12.0 to 13.0 (median 12.5).
  • Small sample: only 2 games so far. Treat these numbers as directional, not settled.

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.